
Grant Withers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-01-17
Day of Death
1959-03-27 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Grant Withers
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Grant Withers (January 17, 1905, Pueblo, Colorado – March 27, 1959, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California), born Granville G. Withers, was a prolific American film actor with a sizeable body of work.
With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into talkies establishing himself with an impressive list of headlined features as a young and handsome male lead.
As his career progressed, his importance diminished, but he did manage a 10-year contract at Republic Pictures. His friendships with both John Ford and John Wayne secured him a spot in nine of Wayne's films, but later roles dwindled to supporting parts, mainly as villains in B-movies, serials, and finally television. He appeared in the late 1950s in two episodes of the syndicated western series 26 Men, set in Arizona, where he had earlier eloped with Loretta Young.
His life in film, five unsuccessful marriages, and a tragic end had all the makings of its own Hollywood drama.
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Known For
Acting
It's Always Sunday
as William Brackett Sr.
(1994)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1959)
I, Mobster
as Paul Moran
(1957)
Last Stagecoach West
as Jack Fergus
(1957)
Hell's Crossroads
as Sheriff Oliver
(1956)
The White Squaw
as Sheriff
(1955)
Lady Godiva of Coventry
as Pendar
(1955)
Run for Cover
as Gentry
(1953)
The Sun Shines Bright
as Buck Ramsey
(1953)
Tropic Zone
as Bert Nelson
(1953)
Iron Mountain Trail
as Roger McCall
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Jason Blue
(1953)
Champ for a Day
as Scott Cameron
(1952)
Woman of the North Country
as Henry S. Chapman
(1952)
Oklahoma Annie
as Bull McCready
(1952)
Leadville Gunslinger
as Jonathan Graves
(1952)
Hoodlum Empire
as Rev. Simon Andrews
(1952)
Tropical Heat Wave
as Norman James
(1952)
Captive of Billy the Kid
as Van Stanley
(1951)
Spoilers of the Plains
as Gregory Camwell
(1951)
Utah Wagon Train
as Red Bancroft
(1951)
Belle Le Grand
as Shannon
(1951)
The Sea Hornet
as Rocky Lowe
(1951)
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Carlo Petrov
(1950)
Rio Grande
as U.S. Deputy Marshal
(1950)
Trigger, Jr.
as Manson
(1950)
Bells of Coronado
as Craig Bennett
(1950)
Tripoli
as Sgt. Derek
(1950)
Rock Island Trail
as David Strong
(1950)
The Savage Horde
as Wade Proctor
(1950)
Hit Parade of 1951
as Smokey
(1949)
The Fighting Kentuckian
as George Hayden
(1949)
Hellfire
as Sheriff Martin
(1949)
Duke of Chicago
as Tony Russo
(1948)
Fort Apache
as Silas Meacham
(1948)
Wake of the Red Witch
as Capt. Wilde Youngeur
(1948)
Old Los Angeles
as Marshal Ed Luckner
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Wesley Hardin
(1948)
Night Time in Nevada
as Ran Farrell
(1948)
Sons of Adventure
as J.L. Sterling
(1948)
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Matt Conroy
(1948)
The Plunderers
as Deputy Tap Lawrence
(1948)
Angel in Exile
as Sheriff
(1948)
Homicide for Three
as Joe Hatch
(1947)
Tycoon
as Fog
(1947)
Gunfighters
as Deputy Bill Yount
(1947)
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Bill Winters
(1947)
Wyoming
as Joe Sublette
(1947)
The Trespasser
as Detective Lt. Kirk
(1947)
Blackmail
as Inspector Donaldson
(1946)
My Darling Clementine
as Ike Clanton
(1946)
In Old Sacramento
as Captain Mark Slayter
(1946)
Affairs of Geraldine
as Henry Cooper
(1945)
Dakota
as Slagin
(1945)
Bells of Rosarita
as William Ripley
(1945)
Utah
as Ben Bowman
(1945)
The Vampire's Ghost
as Father Gilchrist
(1945)
Dangerous Partners
as Jonathan
(1945)
Road to Alcatraz
as Inspector Craven
(1944)
The Fighting Seabees
as Whanger Spreckles
(1944)
The Yellow Rose of Texas
as Express Agent Lucas
(1944)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
as FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)
(1944)
The Girl Who Dared
as Homer Norton
(1944)
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Matt Colby
(1944)
Silent Partner
as Bob Ross
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as "Rich"Richardson
(1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
No Time for Love
as Pete Hanagan (uncredited)
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Waddy (uncredited)
(1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Bob Hastings
(1943)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Henry Potter
(1943)
Captive Wild Woman
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Mordecai Milligan
(1942)
Apache Trail
as 'Les' Lestrade
(1942)
Panama Hattie
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
(1942)
Northwest Rangers
as Fowler
(1942)
Butch Minds the Baby
as Cactus Pete
(1941)
Billy the Kid
as Ed Shanahan
(1941)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
(1941)
The Get-Away
as Rufe Parker, a Gangster
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Harry Belding
(1941)
Parachute Battalion
as Captain
(1941)
Let's Make Music
as Headwaiter
(1941)
The Masked Rider
as Douglas
(1940)
Phantom of Chinatown
as Police Captain Street
(1940)
The Fatal Hour
as Capt. Bill Street
(1940)
Doomed to Die
as Capt. William Street
(1940)
Men Against the Sky
as Mr. Grant
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Withers
(1940)
Tomboy
as Mr. Kelly
(1939)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
as Police Capt. Sam Street
(1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Police Capt. Bill Street
(1939)
Navy Secrets
as Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
(1939)
Boys' Reformatory
as Dr. Owens
(1939)
Daughter of the Tong
as Ralph Dickson
(1939)
Lure of the Wasteland
as Smitty
(1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Police Capt. Sam Street
(1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Jack
(1938)
The Marines Come Thru
as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray
(1938)
Held For Ransom
as Larry Scott
(1938)
The Secret of Treasure Island
as Roderick Gridley
(1937)
Bill Cracks Down
as 'Tons' Walker
(1937)
Jungle Jim
as Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
(1937)
Telephone Operator
as Red
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as Officer Pat O'Hara
(1937)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Grant Drexel
(1937)
Paradise Express
as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
(1936)
Lady Be Careful
as Lt. Loomis
(1936)
Three on a Limb
as Oscar
(1936)
Border Flight
as Lt. Pat Tornell
(1936)
The Arizona Raiders
as Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Casey Cameron
(1936)
Let's Sing Again
as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
(1935)
Goin' to Town
as Young Stud
(1935)
Storm Over the Andes
as Mitchell
(1935)
The Fighting Marines
as Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Tod
(1935)
The Test
as Brule Conway
(1935)
Valley of Wanted Men
as Fred
(1935)
Rip Roaring Riley
as Major Gray
(1935)
Ship Cafe
as Rocky Stone
(1935)
Skybound
as Chet Morley
(1935)
Society Fever
as Ronald Dawson
(1934)
The Red Rider
as 'Silent' Slade
(1934)
Tailspin Tommy
as Milt Howe
(1932)
The Gambling Sex
as Bill Foster
(1932)
Red Haired Alibi
as Robert 'Bob' Shelton
(1932)
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as James Manning
(1931)
Other Men's Women
as Bill White
(1931)
Too Young to Marry
as Bill Clark
(1931)
Swanee River
as Garry
(1930)
Dancing Sweeties
as Bill Cleaver
(1930)
The Second Floor Mystery
as Geoffrey West
(1930)
Scarlet Pages
as Bob Lawrence
(1930)
Soldiers and Women
as Capt. Clive Branch
(1930)
(1930)
Sinners' Holiday
as Angel
(1930)
Back Pay
as Gerald
(1930)
The Other Tomorrow
as Jon Carter
(1929)
The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Jim Crane
(1929)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
(1929)
Hearts in Exile
as Paul Pavloff
(1929)
So Long Letty
as Harry Miller
(1929)
The Greyhound Limited
as Bill
(1929)
Madonna of Avenue A
as Slim Shayne
(1929)
Tiger Rose
as Bruce
(1929)
In the Headlines
as Nosey Norton
(1929)
Saturday's Children
as Rims Rosson
(1928)
The Road to Ruin
as Don Hughes
(1928)
Bringing Up Father
as Dennis
(1928)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Hero
(1928)
Golden Shackles
as Frank Fordyce
(1927)
College
as Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
(1927)
Upstream
as John Rogers
(1927)
(1927)
The Final Extra
as Pat Riley
(1927)
(1926)
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y.
as Jack Fairfax
(1926)
The Gentle Cyclone
as Wilkes Junior
Crew
(1945)
China's Little Devils
Producer
(1940)
On the Spot
Producer